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Living materials that can heal themselves - and maybe the planet too

Materials that can grow, adapt, sense, and repair themselves, much like living tissue: however futuristic this might sound, ‘living materials’ are already a reality, and the EU is positioning itself at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field. ‘Engineered living materials’ (ELMs) are composed, either...

on September 09, 2026 - Articles, New Technologies

EU Project : TOPIOS

EU projects

TOPIOS : In the EU-funded TOPIOS project, which started in April 2017, scientists are trying to solve the so-called ‘missing plastic problem’. “This means that as much as 99 % of ocean plastic is missing: we don’t know exactly where it is or what damage it is doing. TOPIOS aims to fill in the gaps in...

on January 16, 2019
EU Project : CACH

EU projects

CACH : Ice-core records show that glacials had lower atmospheric pCO2 and cooler temperatures than today and that the last deglaciation was punctuated by large, abrupt millennial-scale climate events. Explaining the mechanism controlling these oscillations remains an outstanding puzzle. The ocean is...

on January 16, 2019
The Oceans of Plastics – Plastisphere: A new term for the marine environment

Articles, Environment

Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic waste enters the oceans. Plastics pollution is so ubiquitous that scientists have coined a new term for the marine environment: the plastisphere.

on January 16, 2019
EU Project : NET&ME

EU projects

NET&ME : Growing global concern about the public health and societal costs of problematic use of the internet, which has an estimated prevalence of 6% among the general population and which is increasingly recognised to affect children and young people, represents an emerging challenge for mental health...

on January 09, 2019
STOA study : Harms of the internet to individuals, culture and society

STOA studies

It is increasingly recognised that the internet, in spite of all its benefits to society, can also be correlated with significant harms to individuals and society.

on January 09, 2019
The growing threat of internet addiction

Articles, Health, New Technologies, Society, Information Society

Excessive and problematic internet use is increasingly recognised as a potential threat to public health.

on January 09, 2019
ESMH Press Review – January 9, 2019

Media review

Here is the ESMH selection of science and tech news published in the last two weeks all around the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media.

on January 09, 2019
Debate on "killer robots": the crucial role of human control

Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Society

Advancement in military automation is raising concerns across the world, especially about the prospects of so-called "killer robots".

on January 09, 2019